Cloud Engineer

The Shoprite Group of Companies; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail company in South Africa is seeking a skilled Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design and maintain AWS-based solutions. Candidates should have extensive experience in AWS and Terraform, with leadership capabilities in cloud operations. This role emphasizes collaboration, security integration, and mentorship within the team. Competitive compensation and a supportive work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of practical experience using AWS cloud platform.
• Strong expertise in using Terraform for automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Lead efforts to address cloud-related issues and maintain a healthy environment.

Skills

AWS Cloud platform experience

Terraform

Kubernetes

Python

Version control systems (Git)

Cloud security integration

Education

Related IT Qualification

AWS Cloud certification

Tools

Airflow

MLFlow

Grafana

Spark

Job description

Role Description

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS services to support the Business’s cloud infrastructure requirements. Ensure Cloud Expenditure and Cloud Security is managed proactively.
• Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to understand their cloud infrastructure needs and translate them into scalable and dependable solutions that align with business goals.
• Implement monitoring, testing, and automation procedures for cloud infrastructure, ensuring its efficiency and reliability.
• Participate in infrastructure’s code, code reviews, adhering to standards and best practices for cloud infrastructure development.
• Lead efforts to diagnose and address cloud-related issues while providing effective solutions to maintain a healthy cloud environment.
• Own the stability and uptime of the cloud infrastructure platforms in AWS used to deliver high quality solutions.
• Lead the effort in maintaining comprehensive and well-organized documentation for infrastructure.
• Build and maintain a library of reusable cloud engineering artifacts to expedite the development of analytics solutions.
• Lead the efforts in building sustainable deployment patterns and processes for releasing cloud infrastructure.
• Play a key role in promoting and implementing DevOps best practices within the team.
• Drive the enablement and adoption of cloud engineering best practices, guiding team members in implementing standards, and collaborative development processes to optimize infrastructure outcomes.
• Proactively explore and discover opportunities to enhance systems and cloud processes within their area of responsibility.
• Provide expert technical guidance, mentorship, and support to team members.

Qualifications and Experience

• A related IT Qualification
• AWS Cloud certification
• +5 years of practical experience using AWS cloud platform
• Proficiency in building, optimizing, and managing cloud infrastructure
• Strong expertise in using Terraform infrastructure as code (IAC) for automation and release of cloud infrastructure
• Foundational proficiency in Python to interact with AWS API's
• Experience in building and managing cloud platforms using Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Experience with opensource tools such as Airflow, MLFlow, Grafana and Spark – (highly beneficial)
• Proficiency in utilizing version control systems (Git)
• Capability to integrate security standard into all facets of the delivery life cycle.

Our Group and all its operating companies are committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.

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